This image, from the Style At Home booth at the Interior Design Show in Toronto, has been floating around the web for the past couple of days. The painted floor is amazing, as is the fabulous bright springy styling -- a sign of things to come for those of us being socked by winter weather right now. But what's really terrific is the use of paint cans as lighting fixtures.

It reminded me that I had recently snapped an equally cool use of paint cans as light fixtures...except this one was a little less sleek.

Just as inventive though, don't you think?

These fixtures -- using brand new paint cans or well-worn ones or any other vessel entirely -- are super-easy to make on your own. All you need is the object of your choice and one of these:

And if you want to hardwire it rather than plugging it in and hanging it from a hook, pick up one of these:

Have you ever created your own lighting? Pendant? Chandelier? Lamp? Please share!